001Good evening everyone. Welcome to the regularly scheduled board meeting of the Elskano Unified School District Board of Education. It is September 22nd and fall. We're here now in the fall season. How about that? All right. To begin this evening, I will ask for member Glenn to lead us in the pledge of allegiance. Okay, moving into our agenda hearing period in public communications. I do have one card with me at this time. Are there any others that haven't made their way up yet? All right. Well, seeing I have only one card, I will invite Nancy Cobb to come forward for a non-aggenda three minute item. And I'm not going to read the whole preamble because you know how it works. We can't interact with you, but we welcome you to speak your peace. Throw it. Good
002evening, Superintendent Johnson, members of the board. I'm Nancy Cobb, former teacher, former board member, and I'm here tonight to address our school health and safety plan, and to urge you to add protections for students from protections from the heavy industrial AI data centers. A massive data center was proposed at 750 North Nash Street. The city council enacted a 45day urgency moratorum, but unless we make it permanent, this threat will return. It's the problem. They generate a relentless frequency hum from cooling fans. So, this is a very low hum that you wouldn't necessarily be able to hear as an adult with your naked ear, but your young children can hear it. This causes sleep disruption, cognitive fatigue, and developing minds. And they also require massive diesel backup generators emitting toxic fine particulate matter. The research all
003came in this year because these haven't even been around long enough to have research that's been done in depth over a long period of time. Brown University students within one mile of a data center experienced a measurable decline in learning scores due to this environmental pollution. February 26 public health report concluded that these facilities pose negative respiratory risk up to6 miles or further. The other one, those low waves, they cause damage for a mile and more. They're not sure of everything because they haven't had the time to repeat these tests. Impact zone for Elsa Gundo. Elsa Gundo High, Eagles Nest Preschool, Arena High are all just 88 miles from the site that we're looking at right now. Richmond Street 1.2 miles, Center Street 1.35, Middle 1.4, for campus Elsa Gundo athletic fields where many of
004our students are every day. Well, this data center is right next door to that 0.2 miles away. The Elsagandu Aquatic Center 6 miles away. Rathiana Mattel, two of our greatest corporate supporters, their child care centers are 02 and.3 miles away. Well, how about the LA Space Force base child development center? You know, our Air Force base. Their child care center is 62 miles away. But yesterday morning, the California legislature signed into law an AI uh data uh restraint so that now you have to go through everything. your time, but you can always email us as well if you didn't get to finish, just so you know. Okay, >> Thank you, Nancy. Appreciate that. >> Okay, with that, we'll move into our student our student representative report and I believe he may have others joining him.
005So, Brandon, the time is yours. >> Thank you, President Miller Arnicki. Um uh so this past week there was first club rush that happened. Club rush day one and two. So that's when all the clubs on campus go to the north quad and specifically dedicate their time to get signups and introduce students to what their club is and get some signups for that and introduce the whole student body to what what it is. And then today uh the Hoko court nominees are announced. So this year we have seven nominees uh per like prince of princess per grade. Um and that was announced as well which is preparing for the hook assembly which will happen on Friday. And then we have uh ASB preparing for coordination on uh October 10th. And then we have back to
006school night as well on this Thursday. And then our little student news video bird's eye called the bird's eye view. That's scheduled to release on September 29th. And then we were also selected um by KTLA uh as a school spirit like spotlight. So like a spirited school and kind of showcase what Elsa is really about. So they'll be coming in uh I'm making a reel for that like show um kind of the float building parade stuff but then they'll also come into the school during uh our rally and kind of showcase and also going to high school and what we're really about. And then we have a few guests joining us here, Mr. Richmond and the homecoming committee uh to welcome our board to the parade. So, if we could have them come up. >>
007All good. >> Hi, everybody. Have you heard of Main Stage of Main Street? No, no one's heard of it. Well, you all, homecoming is coming up very soon, and we have such a special week planned with all of float building and the entire parade, and we would love for you guys to be special guests. Has anyone gotten their VIP passes to Ho Chelli yet? >> No. Okay. Well, we have something for you. >> And a special treat to go with it. [laughter] Thank you. >> Thank you for coming. [applause] We're excited. Thank you for the VIP access and treats. >> Uh, no, that's about it. So, thank you. >> Hey, thank you for the team effort on the student report time. We appreciate that. Okay. >> Uh, Brandon, when is uh KTLA coming? So the
008coming during the rally um that rally I believe is on the Friday of that it'll be on October 9. Wait >> they'll be there very early in the morning I think done by like 11ish or something. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> I believe October 16th because that's the last day. So they'll be coming on then and but then they'll come in the morning to film all the floats uh first. So then they'll do that and they'll also come into the assembly to get everything just a little tidbits of everything. Yeah, >> it is October 16th. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> 16th. >> October 16th. >> Uh in the morning. >> Okay. All right. Great. Thank you, Brandon and team. Um next on our agenda tonight is an update from the ESTA. Um who's up tonight
009from ESTA? Mr. Lubs. Apparently, >> good evening. Um, Brandon had uh already stolen our thunder. We were going to talk a little bit about back to school night. Um, we're actually the high school is the the last of all the sites. Um, so we're really looking forward to connecting with family families or reconnecting in some cases. Uh, also on the center street front, the jogathon is coming up on Friday. and all our members there are really looking forward to helping support PTA and raising funds for them. Thank you. >> Okay, thank you. And CSCA, here she is. Okay. Um, I don't have any update really except for we finished our job study this summer, which was great, and ready to start 26 27 negotiations. So other than that, I'm glad to see you guys all
010here. [laughter] Thank you for being here, both of you. All of you. We appreciate you. Okay, next this evening, we have a special presentation from Richmond Street Elementary School. Would we do you have any other introduction or can I just invite our lovely uh team, Mr. Brownlin, Miss Leonard, and special All right. Good evening, Board President Miller Zarnicki, board members, Superintendent Dr. Johnson, and members of cabinet. I'm Sean Brownlin, the proud principal of Richmond Street School, and I'm here with Punam Leonard, our assistant principal, as well as two junior coaches, students M. Ballot and Beckett Green. Tonight, we're excited to share our vision for reimagining recess through a more intentional approach to play, creating an environment where every student feels safe, included, connected, and ready to return to the classroom prepared to learn. Recess is
011one of the most important social environments on an elementary campus. It is where students practice joining a group, taking turns, solving disagreements, including others, and navigating unstructured time. When those skills are supported well, recess becomes an extension of the learning environment. Our focus is to predict is to create predictable structures without taking away the joy and choice that make recess meaningful for our children. Our work began last year through our partnership with UCLA's remaking recess, which helped us think more intentionally about creating inclusive opportunities for play and connection. This year, we are continuing that work while expanding our approach through a new partnership with PlayWorks, bringing together two programs that align with our vision of ensuring every student feels included, connected, and a true sense of belonging during recess. Remaking recess is an evidence-based program
012designed to help students with disabilities meaningfully engage to socialize with their peers during recess and lunch. With parent consent, students receive targeted support while instructional aids receive coaching on strategies that promote peer interaction, inclusion, and independence. Our partnership has also helped us reimagine recess more broadly. Looking beyond simply adding activities and becoming more intentional about the entire recess experience. We are examining our spaces, adult practices, and opportunities for peer connection. We are proud to partner with Playworks this year at Richmond Street School to make recess a fun, inclusive time for every student in our community. Playworks is the leading national nonprofit using play to transform schools. A Playworks recess creates a place for every kid on the playground to feel included, be active, and build valuable social and emotional skills. We would like to extend
013our sincere thanks to our Richmond Street PTA for their generous support in sponsoring this initiative. Hello, my name is Macd. I am in fifth grade and I am part of the Playworks Junior Coaching Team. The junior coaches program gives students the opportunity to be leaders at our school, especially during recess. As junior coaches, we work together with our recess staff to make recess safe, fun, and welcoming for everyone. We help take care of the playground, pass out equipment, set up and lead games, and make sure everything gets put away when recess is over. We also help other students learn how to play games, and encourage everyone to join in. Being a junior coach has taught us that being a leader is not just about being in charge. It's about being responsible, setting a good example,
014helping others, and doing your part to make our school a better place. >> Hello, my name is Becca. Okay, Hello, my name is Becca Green and I'm a fourth grade junior coach. One of the most important parts about being a junior coach is learning leadership skills. We learn how to communicate with others, work as a team, solve problems, and help students work through disagreements at recess. We also learn important skills like showing up when we're exposed to, taking care of our responsibilities, being organized, and cleaning up after ourselves. These skills don't just help us during recess. We can use them in our classroom, around school, even when we go to middle school. >> [snorts] >> Being a junior coach helps us build confidence and shows that we can make a positive difference at our school.
015We are proud to be leaders and help make recess a place where everyone can play, have fun, and feel included. A key part of our partnership with Playworks is building the capacity of our own staff. Playworks is empowering our team to confidently facilitate inclusive play, support positive student interactions, and create consistent recess experiences. Thus, ensuring this work becomes part of our school culture rather than simply a program we implement. Through daily morning check-ins, hands-on coaching, and afternoon debriefs, our staff had the opportunity to reflect on what they were seeing, identify areas for growth, and help shape our action plan, all while building the confidence, skills, and capacity to make this work sustainable long after the coaching ended. Our playground zones are designed to create a safe, welcoming, and inclusive space where every student can find
016an activity they enjoy. Each zone is dedicated to a different type of play with clear expectations and guidelines that help students play safely, respectfully, and confidently. Junior coaches help support and facilitate the different play zones, encouraging positive interactions, and making sure students have access to a variety of activities. Whether a student wants to jump rope, play soccer or basketball, or simply take a break and recharge in our chill zone, there is a place for every student. We want every student to be able to find their space, find their activity, and enjoy being part of our school community. In many ways, our kindergarten team was already ahead of the game before our partnership with Playworks. They had intentionally created designated zones on the kindergart that naturally align with the Playworks vision, giving students clear spaces and
017choices for different types of play. Their work provided a great example of how thoughtful organization of the playground can create more opportunities for students to engage, connect with peers, and feel successful during recess. As we expand this work schoolwide, we are building on that same intentional approach to create a recess experience where every student can find a place to play and belong. Our vision of helping students be their best selves at school aligns with the work of remaking recess and playworks. We believe that recess is an extension of the learning environment, a place where students practice belonging, empathy, sportsmanship, and teamwork. By creating intentional, inclusive opportunities for play, we are helping students build the skills to connect with others, navigate challenges, and contribute positively to our school community. What began as a reimagination of what
018recess could be has become intentional action across our campus. We are bringing our reimagination vision to life by creating a recess experience where every student can play, connect, belong, and be their best self as everyone comes together through our shared vision of one purpose, one team. Thank you. >> Well, thank you all. [applause] Board members, any questions, comments? >> I have a comment. Um, I think this is absolutely amazing work and I think that it almost seems like a no-brainer that this should have been done a lot sooner or we were already doing it, but to actually have places that students can go to and feel like it's their space is just an amazing thing for students to feel. So, thanks for doing everything. >> Yeah, I appreciate that we have student leaders as well
019as part of this. So, thank you both. and and any others that are coaching along with you because that work is really important that you're part of the team and leading. So, thank you for being here. But thank you all for putting this important focus on fun time which is actually necessary time. So, thank you. All right. We appreciate you being here. Okay, let's see if Dr. Johnson can top that presentation. I don't know. This one entirely different subject matter but important as well. District safety as presented by Dr. Johnson. Good evening, board president Zarnicki, Vice President Weeden, members of the board, Tracy. Uh tonight, uh I am talking about safety and kind of giving an overview of where we've been and what we're going to do next. Um and you know, with safety, you
020know, this will be an annual presentation. This is not a oneanddone initiative. This is ongoing yeartoear. So we had a professional evaluation conducted in 2425 that brought forth recommendations which drove an action plan uh at each of the sites. So each site had an action plan and then there was an action plan districtwide as well. Uh the um uh uh this significant work was done last year on infrastructure. Um so those actually in a lot of ways was some of our construction projects um to you mean like you know some of the uh classroom uh security features uh and this year we've we've put a lot of that work behind us and we're moving you mean more towards as it was done last year training and procedures. Uh and then just something to bear in
021mind too is that the goal is never to be finished. Um this is a continuous improvement. So this will continue you know on our principles. Uh we have three practice um pragmatic and proactive. On the practice side it's just our goal is to make sure that our safety is an everyday practice. It's an everyday habit um as opposed to something we simply just do for drills. On the pragmatic side um safety is one of our highest priorities. however, is not our only priority and we also need to marry it with things such as creating a welcoming environment for our students. And then finally, in the area of proactive, we we are preparing for for the the needs of today. Um not necessarily what we've just always historically done. So there are some cases where there's
022conversation it's like ooh like this isn't something we've done before and and that is part of our process. So for example um we encourage what we call messy drills. Uh a messy drill is where you know a lot goes wrong during the course of a fire drill or an earthquake drill and those are learnings. Um and so because really in in reality like you know an emergency or disaster is going to be messy and we would rather play that out versus it just be a timely quick we're done drill. So the purpose of a comprehensive safety evaluation is to have an independent set of eyes that looks at a lot of different campuses in order to give us feedback. Um that uh uh generally fell in in in these areas training procedures and then physical
023campus improvements. We completed about 80% of those recommendations and those recommendations are given to us in a high priority, medium priority and low priority. Um and that same evaluator will come in the spring of 2027 um to review the work that we have done and then make further uh um recommendations mean like based off of the next evaluation in the area of procedures. Uh this has been a major focus uh for us this prior year and ongoing into this year as we say making this a daily habit. Um ultimately what we're looking for in all of these procedures is that you know each year regardless of who's new, who's been moved where, you mean like what staff that you know in the event of emergency people know what their role is in that emergency including
024students. Um and that is the purpose of having these procedures not just on paper but practiced. In the area of training for this upcoming year, we're focusing more on classified staff. We provided a lot of training last year to our certificated, but we also recognize that so much [snorts] of our classified staff um is on campus and not necessarily always tied to classrooms as well too and would be invaluable in the event of an emergency. Um so uh CPR or stop the bright bleed training. These life-saving trainings um are are essential for all staff, not just certificated. This is a a very brief summary of some of the infrastructure projects. It was an exhaustive list. Um but it does also represent probably the most tangible area of progress because it's something that you can see.
025Um while we've addressed a lot of these infrastructure issues, you mean such as you see like panic bars in certain areas or classroom covers in others. Um it you know taking care of these things allows us to continue to focus on to me the most important thing which is people practices and procedures that is always pointed to as the most essential part of safety. I of course want to give credit to our city collaboration. Um Elsagundo uh it's one of its greatest assets is the safety the safety personnel that work within the city. Um, we have a mutual aid capacity uh with the city as well as and I this is this is fresh off uh uh off the presses, Frank, that um uh I've contacted the new superintendent of Manhattan Beach to see if
026they would continue our mutual aid agreement and they said yes. They made me sweat a little. Um so we will be continuing that relationship with Manhattan Unified in the event of emergency. And then um uh I'm proud to share as well too at our last uh city school district partnership meeting um the disaster council is being reconvened. There's a new emergency management coordinator Kristen. She's awesome. Excited to work with her. Um and then of course I we have our ongoing collaboration. This is totally coincidental, but but uh uh the police chief and I we meet every other month and my meeting with him is tomorrow. Um so I just really appreciate that partnership uh with the chief of police. He has been so proactive in our community um and a great a great partner to
027work with in schools. Next, I would like to invite up my colleague in order to talk about cyber security, Danny. Hello. As you can see here, um we're doing our best to regards to not just protecting our data, but also protecting our our investments when it comes to our servers. those. As you could see here, um, just past two weeks ago, we had a brute attack, and it was a very brutal attack that they were attacking our servers. And our goal is to not just work with our third party, but also to uh engage our our staff in regard to be proactive. It can't just always be me. And so, right now, our goal is to train our our staff and making sure that they understand the tools that what protects our data. So right
028now as you could see here our job is to prevent also test on times that we are have the time to prevent you know our attacks and also do a simulation of restoring our data and so as as you guys know we have a data that's offsite so we have a data a data center here at Redondo and also in Phoenix and for those reasons and those purposes is to protect ourselves. So any any case of a cyber attack or a ransom attack or a root attack, we have those tools in place. So yes, thanks. >> Thank you, Danny. All right, what is next? Uh so we are continuing our cycle of continuous um evaluation um uh in order to develop our next action plan after the spring of 2027 evaluation. And you know, there's
029a pretty straightforward sequence here. evaluate, act, practice, re-evaluate, improve. And that will continue on and on as an ongoing practice uh for safety. I get the question oftentimes from community members is what can I do to help? Um so, you know, as we all know, safety is a shared responsibility. It is not just something that schools do independently. All of us within our community take a share of that. Um and so to me, you mean like when someone asks like what's something I can do? I do really believe in the see something, say something. uh a professional evaluator who comes out every other year cannot see everything. It is still a very limited view even with those professional eyes. So if you are a community member and you see something that feels or looks unsafe,
030you mean like then please communicate that either to your school teacher, to the principal or even to me. Um participation matters. I I I truly feel that schools that have a highly engaged community are safer schools. Um, and there are a litany of groups um that do so much for our school district. So, I encourage all families um that are concerned like, hey, I want to I want to feel like I'm contributing like, you know, volunteering in one of these many uh committee groups. I mean, like does make our schools more safe. Thank you for your time and attention and I'll take any questions. >> Any questions, comments? Well, we appreciate the plan that's always in in place and always being looked at and always being revised for sure. Well, it almost goes without saying,
031but I'm saying it anyway. Um, and I appreciate that professionals, but also the people on the ground are vital to that. And like you said, parents can play a role in being there and being extra eyes all the time. So we appreciate they are present when we have opportunities. >> Thank you, Madam President. >> Okay. Okay. We will now move into consent agenda items. There's a motion. >> Approval for consent agenda items A through H. Wow. H. >> Would you like to second that? Member Weaten or Vice President Weaten. >> Oh, it's a whole lot of Got that Tracy. Sorry. We're all just joint jointly doing things over here. Okay. Any discussion on any of these items? Okay, Brandon. Time for your preferential vote. >> I. >> And board members in favor? >> I. Any
032opposed? Motion carries 5. All right. Moving into action items, we will start with business services and we have approval of proposal from SCROP to provide classified professional development. Dr. Gooden, >> thank you. I have two very exciting things tonight, much more exciting than what I usually present. Um, this first item is a contact with SCROCK. We love Scrock. We love what they provide for our students here, and we're very happy that ScroK is going to now provide some training for our staff. So, um, we're entering into an agreement with Scrock to provide a year-long professional development series for our, um, custodians. It's completely voluntary. Um, and they will take classes on maintenance, HVAC, electrical, and plumbing with the idea to improve their skill set. Um, and hopefully for future when we have maintenance openings that
033they would be prepared and ready for promotional opportunities. I recommend approval. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Any discussion on this item? Just really quickly, this is part of the um reskill upskill and then um a new program that we've come up with at SCRO. Um and it's gotten a lot of a lot of notoriety. Um Dr. Rodriguez and our assistant soup um Ashley Davies were actually just in Virginia on the national level doing a um talk about this this this event. Um we we've been working with a couple of districts to get this going. So, I'm very excited to be a part of that whole kind of team that's um that's doing it's not Scrock isn't what we think it used to be. It's not just, you know, vocational stuff. It's a lot of
034it's a lot of other things. So, >> great. Any other comments or questions? >> Well, I would just like to say thank you for your diligence in bringing this to the board. I mean, hopefully we're going to approve it, but I I think it's really our honor to do this uh little piece for our employees. >> Okay, with that, Brandon, your preferential vote. >> I >> and board members in favor. >> I >> Great, it's approved. 5-0. >> Please keep us posted on participation and and how that goes. Our next item 4B is approval of anou with reach university to provide lowcost courses to classified employees seeking bachelor degrees in education related fields. >> Thank you. So 4B we're seeking approval to enter into a partnership with Reach University which is a nonprofit was approved
035university that offers 4-year bachelor programs to classified employees um that work directly with students. So the program is online. Um, our employees attend classes two nights a week and through grants and scholarships. It costs $75 a month to do this program is four years for them. Um and at the end they would earn a bachelor's of arts in li bachelor in liberal arts with um a focus on educational studies with the idea that they'll be prepared and ready to enter into either an internship program or a um a credential program um with the hopes that we can do some homegrown um building teachers for future vacancies. I recommend approval. >> I move to approve action item 4B. Second. >> Great. Any discussion or questions on this item? >> Just another amazing thing that we have
036the opportunity to able to do for our staff. It's amazing. >> Okay, Brandon, your preferential vote. >> I >> and board members in favor. >> I >> motion carries 5. Exciting stuff. All right. Next into our human resources area. Uh item 5A is legal services agreement with AALRNR. Miss Val. >> Yes. This item is the renewal of a district's agreement with the legal firm of AALR. The agreement is for a three-year term beginning August 1st, 2026 through July 31st, 2029. I recommend approval. >> So moved. >> Second. Right. Any discussion? All right. Brandon, your preferential vote. >> I. >> And board members in favor? >> I. Great. Motion carries. 5-0. All right. At 6:34 p.m., I will open the public hearing for the board adoption of the tenative agreement between the Elsa Unified School District
037and CSEA Chapter 71 for the 2526 fiscal year. If anybody's here, we have some audience members wants to come speak in our public hearing. Please do. The floor is yours. Tempting. We'll give it a moment just in case someone runs in. All right, seeing how no one has come in, I will close the public hearing at 6:35 p.m. So, thank you. Uh, with that, we'll move to item 5C, approval of ten of agreement between California School Board Employee Association, uh, school employees association, CSEA, chapter 71 for the 2526 school year. Miss Field, do you want to add anything? >> Yes. This action item is a recommendation for approval of the tentative agreement between um Elcon Unified and CSCA and its chapter 71 uh for the 2526 year. I'd like to take a moment to thank
038both bargaining teams uh for the collaboration and the continued dialogue as we reach the agreement on this and the next action item. I recommend approval. >> So moved. >> Second. All right. Any discussion on this item? All right, getting it done. All right, Brandon, your preferential vote. >> I >> and board members in favor. >> I >> motion carries 5. And our next item uh 5D is approval of memorandum of understanding with CSEA's chapter 71 regarding the job classification study. Miss Field. >> Yes. Um this item is a result of the district and CSEA's completed job classification study multi-year process um which include a review of all classified positions. The district and CSEA reach an agreement regarding the update of the job descriptions, salary range adjustments and other related changes um resulting from the study.
039I recommend approval. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Any discussion on this item? I just I'll just say quickly if I can. I know this was a multi- agreement because we had someone who was doing it before they left and then it got passed along and then she's back and here we are finally. So this was a lot of thoughtful work from what we >> for a while. Yeah. >> Yeah. Frank, did you add something? I was talking almost at the same time. Okay. All right. >> Great. All right. Well, then let's vote. Brandon, your preferential vote. >> I. >> And board members in favor? I >> I any opposed? Motion carries 5. Excellent. All right. Item 6A, approval of the after school professional development uh from October 26 through December 9th. Dr. Young. >>
040Thank you. This item is seeking approval for additional paid professional learning opportunities for our teachers following the success of our summer professional learning opportunities. Topics include classroom behavior strategies uh gate depth and complexity framework designing multimodal learning experiences through AI and EXL foundations which is our diagnostic platform. I recommend approval. >> I move approval of action item 6A. >> Second. Any discussion? So were these kind of like the empower sorry the empower classes that were offered prior to school year? >> Yes. So some of these are building off of what was offered in the summer like the behavior strategies is now the second level to offer. The gate one is a repeat offering so that we can have more of our teachers um attend that training. And then the AI one is a followup and
041then the EXL is a new one because that's our new diagnostic system. >> Awesome. All right. Any other comments? With that, Brandon, your preferential vote? >> I. >> And board members in favor? >> I. >> Motion carries. 5-0. All right. Moving into student support services. Action. Item 7A is approval of master contract with STAR of California, part of the stepping stones group for the provision of behavior services. Miss Erenss. >> Um, good evening. So tonight, um I am seeking approval of our master contract with Star of California as part of the Stepping Stones group. Um they provide uh behavioral supports, intensive supports, um for our students um according to their IEPs and I recommend approval. >> Have a motion for approval. >> So moved. >> Second. >> All right. Any discussion on this item? I
042guess uh the amount is uh $850,000. Can you give us kind of a brief overview of where the money would go? >> Uh where the money would go, >> what it would be used for like >> um so it is actually serving um 10 of our currently serving 10 of our students. Am I Yeah. 10 of our students um per their IEP. So it is providing that aid support on a daily basis. [cough] >> Okay. Any other questions? All right, Brandon, your preferential vote. >> I >> and board members in favor. >> I any opposed? Motion carries 5. Item 7B is approval of SULPA CAC representatives for the 2627 year. Miss Arens. >> Yes. So, um I'm seeking approval for our SULPA uh community advisory committee representatives, Cammy Rodan and Kim Dwire. Um this is
043a repeat year for them and I recommend approval. I have a motion. >> So moved >> and a second. >> Second. >> Okay. Great. Any discussion on this item [clears throat] >> other than advanced thanks to our volunteers for this committee. >> All right. With that, Brandon, your preferential vote. >> I. >> And board members in favor? >> I. Motion carries. 50. All right. Item 7 C, adoption of board policy 5141.75 for weather safety. Do I have to read all these numbers? I don't know if I'm going to read all the numbers. We can read them here. Many things [clears throat] which we previewed in our last meeting, Miss Erands, I'll just turn it over to you. >> Um, yes. So, we are seeking approval to adopt board policies under student services. Um, these were
044bought for your review as uh IPA at the last meeting and and I received no feedback. So, I am recommending approval. motion. >> Approval of action. >> Second. >> Okay, we have a motion and a second. Any discussion on these many items all together. All right. Thank you for making sure these things get updated on a regular basis. Um Brandon, your preferential vote. >> I. >> And board members in favor, please say I. >> I. Any opposed? Motion carries. 50. All right, we'll move into information pending action. We have the conduct first review of board policy for philosophy, goals, objectives, and comprehensive plans. Dr. Johnson, >> this is information pending action for our board meeting in October. Um, this is revision to our non-discrimination policy. This uh policy is regularly revised because of changes to
045state and local uh policy and law. Um, so this is a pretty routine item. >> Okay, posted for viewing before we take action. Excellent. We will move into ourformational calendar now. Let's see what the rest of September October looks like. >> Good stuff. Homecoming fun. Oh, Red Ribbon Week's coming up. Excellent. A lot of good things on the calendar. So posted for everyone to see and mark their own calendars. Uh financial statements for high school ASB are also posted in our report section for transparency. Anybody can click on that and read along if they so wish. Uh financial statements. Oh, two items on there. Different months. I see we have different months that are posted for 9B and 9 C. So all there for viewing. All right, we'll now move into board member reports and
046we will start with Mr. Glenn. >> Thank you, President Tracy. Um, yeah, last week was a busy week. We started with a special board meeting where we honed our governance skills with the help of our superintendent. Um, and also last week we held a kickoff meeting of our AI advisory committee led by our AI TOSSA Carrie Hammershmid under the Watchful Live Assistant Superintendent Extraordinaire Olivia Yang. One of the highlights of the meeting was hearing directly from ESUSD parents who shared inspiring examples of how AI is being used in their workplaces as a powerful productivity tool. Their real world experiences sparked thoughtful conversation and helped underscore the exciting opportunity AI presents for both education and the workforce. On the same day, I had the opportunity to attend the city school subcommittee meeting that Dr. Johnson mentioned
047earlier, chaired by Mayor Pimenthal. Joining the discussion were council member JRo, police chief Rodriguez, fire chief Ryan Ali, members of the city hall staff, President Tracy, and of course our superintendent Dr. Johnson. It was a productive and positive exchange of ideas and it continues to be a clear to be clear that the partnership, communication and collaboration between the district and the city remain exceptionally strong. Working together, we are better able to support our students, families, and the broader community. On the same day, I also attended Center Street School's first PTA meeting of the school year, and the turnout was incredible. The library was packed with standing room only. PTA President Melissa Hughes did a fantastic job keeping the meeting moving and we heard updates from the many dedicated committee chairs who are working hard to
048raise funds and support the school community. The level of parent involvement and enthusiasm was truly inspiring. As Steve mentioned earlier, the biggest excitement surrounds this Friday's jogathon when participation opportunities for with participation opportunities for every grade level. I know some of you Center Street PTA remember that probably those days uh with a lot of excitement and this event is is the largest uh fundraiser for the Center Street School PTA and it was exciting to hear that donations are already on track to surpass last year's record-breaking total. We wish all of our students the best of luck and look forward to a fun, energetic, and successful event. And also last week, I attended the El Camino College President's Breakfast, which marked the start of a new academic school year at El Camino. Among the topics discussed
049was the continued growth of the of dual enrollment programs, including a compelling success story from a neighboring district that highlighted the benefits of these opportunities can provide for students. We also learned more about the wide range of student support services available on campus and celebrated the continued success of the naent girls flag football team as it enters its second season. El Camino College offers tremendous opportunities for students and families and it should be on everyone's radar as an excellent stepping stone on the on the educational journey of our students. Thank you. So I usually spend my Thursday afternoons writing my report but I spent today or Tuesday afternoons I spent today in jury duty so that didn't happen. Um so just quickly I did attend the um middle school open house briefly last week. Um
050one of my favorite places to attend. So I'm always happy to spend a little time at the uh middle school. In fact, I got to spend a little more time there at the PTSA meeting. Um I covered for Heather who couldn't attend. Uh they are also working on their big fundraiser the year which is step it up and that is their biggest fundraiser so look out for that. Um I did go to the 911 remembrance uh ceremony at city hall um and it was um a somber and very meaningful event. Um, if you have not driven by the new tower that was painted, it is they did a wonderful job um remembering the firefighters who were lost um that day. Uh we talked a little bit about the special board meeting and then the last
051thing I actually missed my SCRock meeting today. So, I would like to thank uh Mike Briney, who is my vice pres my vice president who ran the meeting for me today. But uh Dr. Rodriguez did send me a little heads up on what happened. Um enrollment for the fall semester is at 660, which is incredibly great. 270 of those are high school students. Um we have about 25 students enrolled um in the sports medicine class here being taught at the high school. We don't have the numbers for the other two satellite classes yet. Um but we have another 25 students who are traveling um down to SoCal Rock for classes. Um and all of that is been um with the partnership of ESUSD um which has helped with the CEK grant for SoCal Rock in
052the amount of about $1.3 million. So that's been wonderful news. Um and then we you don't care if we approved a contract for a new telephone upgrade. So, that's all I have to say, but congrats. We're getting new phones. Okay. Um, I had the opportunity to attend back to school night at Elsagundo Middle School where I sat in Miss Klein's classroom. It brought back such rush of memories because she was also one of my teachers when I was a student at Elsagundo Middle School. It was such a special full circle moment to now sit in her classroom as both a parent and a schoolboard member. I don't think she would have thought that then. Um, it was wonderful to see our teachers welcoming families and sharing what our students will be learning this year. Thank
053you to our teachers and staff for the time, energy, and care they put into making back to school night so meaningful for our families. And I had a chance to attend the RSS back to school event on September 17th. Want to take a quick moment to Thank the principal Sean Branlin and the assistant principal Mrs. Leonard for their efforts. I also want to shout out all of the parents who took the time to show up and be engaged and it is the perfect example that evening is another perfect example of a good collaboration of our community as well as our staff doing what they do best which is supporting the students. So was very happy to be in the room to also support. Thank you. >> Okay. Um I think a lot of what I
054would report on has been covered. Um I will just pay note to say thank you Nancy for coming and presenting tonight. Do do email what you couldn't finish. And I also wanted to ask if Danny or Dr. Johnson could contribute to any data center conversation that you might know from your expertise and position. But I do want to ensure the community, we are paying close attention to what our city is doing with their zoning and anything that could impact our campuses, our students, our spaces. We pay extra extra attention to that. But I do have confidence in our relationship with the city that we would be looped into things as things progress. So, thank you for for calling that to our attention tonight. >> And we'll follow up with a board update. >> That'd be
055great. Thank you. Um uh indeed. Thank you fellow board members and cabinet for doing our bonus three plus hours together last week. Appreciate our time and focus on the district goals and our governments. So all important work. Thank you for taking that extra time to do it. Um city school subcommittee. I just want to tick through some of the topics that we talked about. Frank mentioned the the excellent room of people that gathered. We talked about everything from everything from giving information on our side like enrollment numbers, curriculum, updates on the career pathway and internship needs that we could work together, construction status, which luckily is basically done and we don't have to ask the city for any help there at this point. Um, a lot of great PD and fire department collaboration going on
056as was already mentioned in part of your safety plan. great to have their their emergency manager back in place and her working thoughtfully on a disaster council. Um we talked about every 15 minutes bringing that around for our students to learn from. Even things like um sports team needs, facilities, fields, all those kind of things. Uh partnership with the park uh Rex and Parks for lunchtime activities and even high school student parking ideas. So, lots of good conversation points that we enjoy keeping up with the city on as regular a basis as possible. So, that's all good. Um, the one thing I would like to add to things to do for everybody is do make that Ed Foundation donation if you can. Chevron matching is still happening right now. So, good time to get more
057bang for your buck there. and also to sign up for the Sketchers friendship walk because as we know that comes back to our district multi times for what we pay to enroll as part of the friendship walk. So please do that. I'm looking forward to seeing everyone Thursday for another ribbon cutting at our Chevron engineering lab. So that will be fun, exciting and I think that is all for me. >> Thank you President Miller Zarnicki. Um on the PTA front, our uh partners and purpose uh meeting and dinner is tomorrow where the principles and the PTA presidents will come together in the fall for the purposes of uh planning and collaboration districtwide. Looking forward to that. On the ed side, uh annual giving, a lot of messages been going out. So, thank you for those
058that have donated. And then, uh Sketchers is is underway as of Friday. Some things have changed since then, but as of Friday, in fourth place, some people call it last, but I'll call it fourth place. Elsagundo High School with 93 walkers. In third place, Richmond with 113 walkers. In second place, Elsagundo Middle School, 119 walkers, not in first. And in first place, Center Street with 129 walkers. It's very topsyturvy. I looked at it this morning and some things have maybe perhaps changed since Friday. Uh but um high pressure situation. All right, moving on to staff on the uh I had the opportunity to attend Elsagundo Middle School back to school night. I second everyone's motions. Um if I can uh about uh uh just the amount of you know parents coming out uh and taking
059the time, teachers putting in that work to build that partnership for our middle school students who I still believe very much need that parenttoschool partnership. Um so it was just a a good evening all around. Thank you. um had the opportunity to visit the the high school um with my fellow cabinet members and uh we got to get into every single new teacher's classroom um and just it was nice to see the work being done by our new teachers hitting the ground running. Uh and I also wish everyone at the high school the best of luck in the back to school night uh preparation. A lot again goes into that. Uh also on the staff side, I want to give a shout out to our BCBA or behavior specialist Relle Squire. Um that is a
060big job. uh you are uh uh uh no one calls you because they're happy. Uh she gets called to come in in order to support a problem um and to support that positively and proactively. And so I just uh just want to send support her way. She's been doing great work across the district. Uh on the student side, I um uh it's funny, you know, that they're presenting, but I I had, you know, with my lunchtime uh supervision that I do on Fridays, I was at Richmond and I got to see playworks in action. Uh and as someone who, you know, helped supervise every other Friday at Richmond. Uh I I I there was a very noticeable difference in the organization activities. Um and uh it was it was great and action. And so I
061just want to also thank the students um you mean like who were doing a great job following that plan. Um it was very very interesting to watch. They're doing great work there at Richmond with the the playground area and kudos to Alleta Loretta the safety assistant. Um on the student side I also want to give a shout out to Sasha the PTSA parliamentarian. Um so uh we have you know um students that participate on the PTA council board. Um and Sasha is our parliamentarian and doing a good job. Those are evening meetings and so just appreciate that time that representation from students events. Uh on Wednesday, tomorrow um Elsa Middle School is doing a power school and schooly training. Uh it's virtual. It's a great opportunity to learn how those systems work. Um they're not
062going away and they go uh uh thanks to the work of the middle school. Schoolology is aligned with the high school. So you learn schoolology, that's that's the rest of the way. And power school is districtwide. And then I I gotta give a shout out uh and a push for the Main Street Fair. The Quanis are um uh such a big presence in the community, but they um are a large support to the school district. Um so the Main Street Fair is on September 26th. Uh I will be in the Dunk Tank, Steve will be in the Dunk Tank. And now Dr. Bosler, because you know, you got to you got to get the new guy. He'll be in the dunk tank. So um uh lots of misery about midday. Um come on down. you
063can throw something at us. Uh and then I want to thank the the board uh for their time at the board workshop. Uh doing the work of good governance is a lot of work. Um but and it and it is indeed work. Um and so and I do feel the boards that put in that work are good governors. Thank you. >> Okay. Uh we do not need to recess to close session this evening. Um, but as part of our adjournment, even though it is not on the calendar because we just heard this news recently, I would like to ask for a moment of silence in recognition of the passing of Carl Jacobson. Try to hold it together. Um, as as many of you know, he was our former mayor twice in this town. His family
064is very active in our town and um, goodness, I thought I could keep it together. I I have learned a lot from him personally over the years and appreciated that even though he did not need to be there, he used to come to city school subcommittee meetings with regularity many years after his retirement. So always engaged as long as he could be. This community will miss him, but his memory will live on. So a moment of silence, if you will. All right, with that, uh, go forth and serve as Carl would do, and I'll adjourn us at 7 o'clock